Friday, August 24, 2007

Director Christopher Cain takes an up-close look at the devastation wrought by religious fanaticism with this romantic drama set against the backdrop of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre. As a wagon train of westward-bound settlers makes its way across southern Utah, a confrontation with a congregation of Mormons led by the venerable Brigham Young (Terence Stamp) soon leads to deadly consequences for all involved. Jon Voight, Lolita Davidovich, Dean Cain, and Jon Gries co-star in a historical drama centered on the massacre, which continues to stir controversy over a century and a half after the fact.